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One Foot in the Grave (1990) is a comedy web series in English. On MovieLinkBD: full story, cast, ratings, season & episode guide, official trailer and where to watch One Foot in the Grave online in HD.

One Foot in the Grave — Storyline

One Foot in the Grave is a BBC television sitcom series. The series features the exploits of Victor Meldrew and his long-suffering wife, Margaret. The programmes invariably deal with Meldrew's battle against the problems he creates for himself. Living in a typical household in an unnamed English suburb, Victor takes involuntary early retirement. His various efforts to keep himself busy, while encountering various misfortunes and misunderstandings are the themes of the sitcom. Despite its traditional production, the series supplants its domestic sitcom setting with elements of black humour and surrealism.

Cast & Crew

• Created by: David Renwick
• Starring: Richard Wilson, Annette Crosbie

One Foot in the Grave — Series Details

One Foot in the Grave — Episode Guide

Series 1

• E1: Alive and Buried (1990-01-04) — Victor Meldrew, 60 years old, is at last retiring from the rigors of his security guard job at Watson-Mycroft. Replaced by a talking machine, Victor soon discovers that retirement
• E2: The Big Sleep (1990-01-11) — As retirement throws more problems for Victor Meldrew's retirement, including a next-door neighbour's noisy party, a disturbing and puzzling rash and an atheist funeral, has Victor
• E3: The Valley of Fear (1990-01-18) — After being mugged whilst photographing badgers, and having his house sprayed with the phrase 'The Man Who Lives Here Is A Turd', Victor decides to hold a crime prevention meeting.
• E4: I'll Retire to Bedlam (1990-01-25) — After being stuck in the shed for over three hours, then forced to spend an entire day with his eyes closed after a visit to the optometrist, Victor cannot bear the trials of babys
• E5: The Eternal Quadrangle (1990-02-01) — Although Margaret is glad that Victor finally has a hobby to occupy his time, she is less pleased to discover that it involves painting nudes.
• E6: The Return of the Speckled Band (1990-02-08) — Following a food poisoning incident and problems with the electricity man, the Meldrews embark on a well-deserved holiday, however this is only the start of their problems.

Series 2

• E1: In Luton Airport No-One Can Hear You Scream (1990-10-04) — When Victor and Margaret return from their holiday, they discover that their luggage has been sent to the other side of the world, and that their house has been burned down.
• E2: We Have Put Her Living in the Tomb (1990-10-11) — The Meldrews are given the responsibility of looking after their goddaughter's tortoise.
• E3: Dramatic Fever (1990-10-18) — Victor discovers a new talent – writing comedy. However, his views of comedy are somewhat different from everyone else's, and he finds himself without support.
• E4: Who Will Buy? (1990-10-25) — While Pippa believes that Victor may have murdered an elderly blind man, Victor uses a benefit concert to re-introduce his ventriloquist act.
• E5: Love and Death (1990-11-11) — When the Meldrews visit some friends on the South Coast, Victor is given a surprise.
• E6: Timeless Time (1990-11-15) — A variety of bizarre factors, including a dead hedgehog, keep Victor awake. And if Victor's awake, Margaret isn't going to get much sleep either.

Series 3

• E1: Monday Morning Will Be Fine (1992-02-02) — After a burglary Victor decides not to replace his television set in order to give him and Margaret more opportunity to get out of the house. However, a trip to the pub results in
• E2: Dreamland (1992-02-09) — Margaret is having a recurring dream about murdering someone who looks like Victor. However, it's Margaret who is starting to irritate Victor. That is, until she disappears.
• E3: The Broken Reflection (1992-02-16) — Alfred, Victor's accident prone brother, is making his first visit from New Zealand for 25 years. Victor is not looking forward to his stay, preferring to act as a neighbourhood vi
• E4: The Beast in the Cage (1992-02-23) — The Meldrews and Mrs Warboys get stuck in Bank Holiday traffic.
• E5: Beware the Trickster on the Roof (1992-03-01) — Mr Swainey has brought Victor a present back from his holiday – an unlucky charm. Victor thinks that Mrs Stebbings' TV aerial is laughing at him and his resulting misfortune. Meanw
• E6: The Worst Horror of All (1992-03-08) — Even a shed falling on him cannot upset Victor when he finally gets a new job. However, before starting work he must first contend with some unwanted visitors and a trip to the BBC

Series 4

• E1: The Pit and the Pendulum (1993-01-31) — Victor is employing a workman in the garden, although he never seems to do any work. On the other side of the fence, Patrick has acquired a pet daschund called Denzil.
• E2: Descent into the Maelstrom (1993-01-31) — Margaret falls ill to nervous exhaustion that has been building up over the past 34 years. She has little chance for peace and quiet in which to recuperate, especially with Victor'
• E3: Hearts of Darkness (1993-02-14) — During a trip to the countryside with Mrs Warboys and Mr Swainey, the Meldrews manage to get lost. Victor leaves the others to try to find help.
• E4: Warm Champagne (1993-02-21) — Victor returns from holiday with sunburnt feet. His mood doesn't improve, thanks to rows with the neighbours and the addition of a streetlamp to his bedroom furniture. This gives M
• E5: The Trial (1993-02-28) — Victor has been selected for jury service. He hasn't been required in court yet, but he is on call so he is stuck in the house all day and must somehow beat his boredom.
• E6: Secret of the Seven Sorcerers (1993-03-07) — Victor is preparing for a meeting of his magicians' club. He now has a job as a lollipop man, but is being bothered by the fire brigade due to hoax calls. Patrick and Pippa are due

Series 5

• E1: The Man Who Blew Away (1994-12-25) — Patrick is preparing for an important meeting with some Japanese businessmen. Next door, Victor's stolen car has been recovered, but he isn't very happy about it. Then the Meldrews
• E2: Only a Story (1995-01-01) — Mrs Warboys is staying with the Meldrews following the flooding of her house and is starting to irritate Margaret. However, Victor is a lot calmer than usual thanks to the reflexol
• E3: The Affair of the Hollow Lady (1995-01-08) — Victor thinks that the woman in the greengrocers fancies him. Meanwhile, Mrs Warboys has won a wax model of herself and the Meldrews are having problems with their door locks.
• E4: Rearranging the Dust (1995-01-15) — When Victor and Margaret visit their solicitors in order to make a will they discover precisely why a waiting room is so-called.
• E5: Hole in the Sky (1995-01-22) — Patrick is looking forward to his trip to stay with Pippa's brother after an embarrassing visit to an Armenian restaurant in order to attempt to make up with Victor. Meanwhile, the
• E6: The Exterminating Angel (1995-01-29) — Romance is in the air for Mr. Swainey when he finally invites Tania the nurse out for a date. Victor takes a new job as a chauffeur but rapidly wipes out his employer's beloved fle

Series 6

• E1: The Executioner's Song (2000-10-16) — Victor has a new job as a window-cleaner. Meanwhile, Patrick's plans for a quiet birthday are ruined after an unfortunate misunderstanding involving a modern art painting and Pippa
• E2: Tales of Terror (2000-10-23) — In Mr. Swainey's production of 'Nosferatu: The Vampire', the actor who was supposed to play the vampire doesn't show up so Nick asks Victor to take the part. He does. Later, blood
• E3: The Futility of the Fly (2000-10-30) — Margaret regrets hiring an attractive cleaner to help around the house. Meanwhile, Mrs Warboys has a couple of nasty frights.
• E4: Threatening Weather (2000-11-06) — During a power cut, Victor realises that he had been right through the middle of an area affected by a siege as it happened. He has the misfortune to have a light fitting drop righ
• E5: The Dawn of Man (2000-11-13) — Victor's new fishing hobby leads to an unfortunate encounter with a fly-tipper. Meanwhile, a visit from Patrick's gay twin brother leaves Pippa feeling mentally and physically exha
• E6: Things Aren't Simple Any More (2000-11-20) — In the very last episode of 'One Foot in the Grave', Victor's decision to attend a school reunion unwittingly delivers him into the hands of fate. Margaret deals with the aftermat

Frequently Asked Questions

How many seasons does One Foot in the Grave have? 6 season(s) with 36 episodes.

Who created One Foot in the Grave? David Renwick.

Where can I watch One Foot in the Grave? See the Where to Watch section above for current streaming options.